Archive for August, 1970


NACHO Protest

Archive Entry Date: 8/28/1970

The tensions between the homophile groups and Gay Liberation come to a head at the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations

Solidarity with the Black Panther Party

Archive Entry Date: 8/8/1970

A Letter from Huey P. Newton in support of Gay and Women's Liberation galvanizes the movement and causes tension with the Gay Establishment

Electra Price

Archive Entry Date: 1970s

Rainbow Sign board member, best friend of Mary Ann Pollar, and community firestarter

Huey Newton Released from Prison

Archive Entry Date: 8/5/1970

When Huey Newton's manslaughter conviction was reversed, supporters held a rally upon his release

Gay Sunshine

Archive Entry Date: 8/1970

A radical newspaper for the Gay Liberation Front, based in Berkeley

Macy’s 40 Protests

Archive Entry Date: 8/1/1970

The Gay Liberation Front and the homophile groups unite and splinter over the protest of Macy's discriminatory policing practices